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BILL was short and dapper, while I was thin and tall; / I had flowin' whiskers, but Bill had none at all; / Clothes would never seem to set so nice on _me_ as _him_, -- / Folks used to laugh, and say I was too powerful slim, -- / But Bill's clothes fit him like the paper on the wall; / And we were the sparkin'est beaus in all the place / When Bill sung tenor and I sung bass.
Cyrus Baker's oldest girl was member of the choir, -- / Eyes as black as Kelsey's cat, and cheeks as red as fire! / She had the best sopranner voice I think I ever heard, -- / Sung "Coronation," "Burlington," and "Chiny" like a bird; / Never done better than with Bill a-standin' nigh 'er, / A-holdin' of her hymn-book so she wouldn't lose the place, / When Bill sung tenor and I sung bass.